How Quality Affects Your Customer’s Buying Choice
In the previous posts in this series, we gained an understanding of what the quality means and that it has a different […]
Can You Make Two Things EXACTLY Alike?
Variation and controlling variability. Why do We Need Tolerances? If it was possible to make all items alike, we would […]
Quality Control: Prevention or Detection?
Prevention or Detection as Quality Control An age-old question: Quality Control: Prevention or Detection? Estimates show that it is ten […]
Articles, Resources
The Importance of Adhering to SPC Methodology and Rules
Adhering to SPC Methodology and Rules One could argue that non-compliance with methodology and rules should be a deal-breaker for choosing […]
The Consequences of Non-compliant SPC Software
Choosing an SPC software solution that violates SPC methodology and rules WILL negatively impact your efforts to improve processes and […]
Designing Six Sigma? You’ll Need Compliant SPC Software
Good SPC Implementation is Essential to Six Sigma It’s hard to overstate the importance of compliant SPC software and adhering to […]
Checking Your SPC Software’s Background
It’s important to know exactly who is providing your SPC software and what their experience is. When considering the importance of […]
The Case Against SPC Software
Wait, what? It seems something strange for an SPC software provider to assert. While it still has it’s place and […]
From Good to Worthless: Determining Loss
Determining Loss When we think of quality as meeting a target value, we need a way to calculate the loss […]
Why Do We Need Statistics Anyway? Capable and Stable Processes
Why statistics? Because they are possibly the most useful tool we have to understand what might happen. Statistics make it […]